State comparison · 2025
Network and Computer Systems Administrators salary: Maryland vs West Virginia
Network and Computer Systems Administrators in Maryland earn a median of $118,290. In West Virginia, $74,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.4% — not 58.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.8%
Maryland vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+35.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- Median
- $118,290
- p25
- $90,900
- p75
- $156,360
- p10
- $71,990
- p90
- $177,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -18%
West Virginia
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- Median
- $74,490
- p25
- $63,520
- p75
- $94,320
- p10
- $53,640
- p90
- $112,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.